GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 vs Lesotho: Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes
GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024
96.0%
in 2024
Lesotho
90.5%
in 2024
GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank
47th
Lesotho rank
47th
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes over time
- GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024
- Lesotho
How they compare
GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 currently reports 96.0% against 90.5% in Lesotho, a difference of 5.5%.
That makes GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024's figure about 1.1 times Lesotho's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 6 shared years of data; in 2000 it was GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 ahead.
GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 47th and Lesotho ranks 47th of 203 groups.
GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 89.2% | 76.2% | 13.0% | GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 |
| 2010s | 94.8% | 92.0% | 2.8% | GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 |
| 2020s | 96.0% | 90.5% | 5.6% | GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes, GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 or Lesotho?
- GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024, at 96.0% against 90.5% in Lesotho as of 2024.
- What is the difference in adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes between GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 and Lesotho?
- 5.5%, with GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 and Lesotho?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 and Lesotho rank globally for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes?
- GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 47th and Lesotho ranks 47th of 203 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release